L.A. Times Daily - Dec 29 2025

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Clues Answers
"I do" venue ALTAR
"Little __ Everywhere": Celeste Ng novel FIRES
"The proof __ the pudding" ISIN
"This doesn't seem right," or what can be said about 17-, 23-, 46-, and 57-Across SOMETHINGSFISHY
"Thunderbolts*" actor Sebastian __ STAN
"You snooze, you __!" LOSE
A-OK HUNKYDORY
Acid counterpart BASE
Acorn droppers OAKS
Actor Reeves who plays John Wick KEANU
Actress Tatum ONEAL
Add to the payroll HIRE
Adjusts a piano's pitch, e.g TUNES
Affirmative votes AYES
Aired again RERAN
Apply gently DAB
Approximate fig EST
Archery items BOWS
Arrange in a row ALIGN
Become accustomed (to) INURE
Blue-gray color SLATE
Boat's front PROW
Brand of red plastic cups SOLO
British nobles with low ranking BARONS
Cockpit figure PILOT
Construction girder metal STEEL
Consumes a 15-Across EATS
Convent residents NUNS
Data on baseball cards STATS
Diving stance with bent hips and straight legs PIKEPOSITION
Eager AGOG
Exclamation of surprise HOLYMACKEREL
French "between" ENTRE
Gemstone with colored stripes AGATE
Genetic messenger molecule RNA
Grows older AGES
Guiding principle TENET
Hangout with ramps and rails for boarders and bladers SKATEPARK
Clues Answers
Hard drive capacity prefix TERA
Historic British school ETON
Hydrant hookup HOSE
Large deer in the Rockies ELK
Length x width AREA
Like a sauna HEATED
Like pink cheeks ROSY
Lunch or dinner MEAL
NBA player Holmgren CHET
Nine-digit ID SSN
Not as expensive LESS
Not doing anything IDLE
One saving the day HERO
Part of a Santa costume HAT
Places for bracelets WRISTS
Potato spots EYES
Purring pets CATS
Queries ASKS
Reassure that one's joking, in a way WINKAT
Rich layer cake TORTE
San __, Italy REMO
Scottish gal LASS
Self-image EGO
Sends with a stamp POSTS
Small bay INLET
Small earrings STUDS
SoCal NFL player LARAM
Spot for a facial SPA
Spurs to action IMPELS
Sunburn-soothing succulent ALOE
Sweetie pie DEARY
Talks about SPEAKSOF
Tennis server's success ACE
Three siblings with the same birthday TRIPLETS
Touches of color TINGES
Trial run TEST
__ pie: dish with corn chips FRITO
__-Ball: target game in arcades SKEE